Wall-paper-display rack.



Patented May 6, 1902. 0. BLAKELEY.

WALLPAPER DISPLAY RACK.

' (Application filed Nov. 1, 1901.) I

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OLIVE BLAKELEY, OF LURAY, MISSOURI.

WALL-PAPER-DISPLAY RACK.

$.PEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,478, dated May 6, 1902.

Application filed November 1, 1901. Serial No. 80,803. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIvE BLAKELEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Luray, in the county of Clark and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wall-Paper-Display Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wallpaper-display racks, the primary object being to display a large assortment of different samples in convenient and artistic arrangement within easy reach of the salesman or customer without the necessity of changing his or their position while inspecting the entire complement of samples exhibited.

"With this object in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts,which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved wallpaper-display rack. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a plan View, and Figs. 4 and 5 are details. Y

The base comprises several legs 1 1, preferably four in number, rigidly secured together at the top and bottom by suitable plates 2 2. A bolt 3, with a threaded lower end, is fastened securely to the base by means of a nut 4, screwed on the lower end, and a collar 5, which rests upon the top of the base.

The rack consists, preferably, of a triangular frame 6 at the bottom and three side frames 7 7 7, of rectangular form, erected upon the triangular bottom frame 6, whereon they are secured with their beveled edges 8 8 against each other by means of bolts 9 0 9. The upper ends of these rectangular side frames are secured together by means of plates 10 10 10, which plates may be fast at both ends or pivoted atone end, as shown, and removably secured to pins 11 11 11, which enter holes 12 12 12, formed in the plates to receive them. In this way the framework of the rack can be readily dismantled for shipping or storing and put together again with equal facility. Two spiders 13 and let are secured to the bottom frame 6, one to the lower surface thereof and extending downwardly, and the other one to the upper surface, so as to project upwardly into the center of the rack. I11 the centers of these two spiders holes 15 15 are made to receive the bolt 3, which projects upwardly from the base and about which the framework of the rack revolves. At each side of the rectangular side frames metal strips 16 and 17are attached by plates or equivalent means 18 18. The left-hand strip preferably is provided'with a series of holes 19 19, whereas the right-hand strip of each pair is provided with a corresponding number of open slots or notches 20 20, which latter open upwardly. While the number of these holes and notches is of little consequence and may be varied, it is my purpose to have fifteen of each. In these holes or notches shafts 21 21 are revolubly and removably supported, and the latter each carry a roll of paper to be displayed thereon. The shafts themselves may be variously constructed and preferably have smaller diameters at their ends to form bearin gs to turnin the holes and notches. One end of each shaft-namely, the one in the notchis preferably squared or angular to receive a crank 22 thereon, by which the shaft may be turned to rewind a roll of paper which has been pulled out for display. Spring-actuated latches 23 23 are pivoted in proximity to these notches, and the latches themselves have notches 24 24 therein to receive and bear down upon the ends of the shafts to retain them in their notches and prevent the shafts from turning accidentally until positively turned by the crank. These latches may be variously constructed; and-it is desirable that their free ends should protrude beyond the outer'edge of the strip to which they are pivoted, so that the shaft or roller can be inserted in the notch by merely. forcing it upward against the latch and then after the latch is pushed aside I dropped into the notch. In the same way it is quite as convenient to remove a shaft or roller, as the latches yield easily to outward pressure, after which the rollers may be pulled out endwise. The shafts preferably each have three springs 25 25 25, inclining in one direction and disposed at opposite points on the surface of the shaft, their object being to keep the paper from turning on the shafts.

By reason of the triangular formation of the display-rack access to the ends of the shafts or rollers can be easily had. Likewise the arrangement is excellent for the display of a large number of different patterns, inasmuch as provision is made for displaying si multaneously in the neighborhood of fortyfive different styles of paper.

It is obvious, of course, that the material composing my improved display-rack might be varied, as well as the dimensions, none of which have been specified, and it is evident that slight changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a wallpaper-display rack, the combination with a base, of a rack revolubly supported thereon, said rack -composed of detachable sections, and a plurality of rolls detachably locked and revolubly supported in each section, so that the entire rack may be dismantled for packing or shipping and each rack-section still retain its full complement of rolls.

2. In a wall-paper-display rack, the combination with a base having a rod secured thereto and projecting upward therefrom, of a frame comprising a bottom piece and side frame, and a pair of spiders secured to the bottom piece, one projecting downwardly and the other upwardly into the space in the side frame, said spiders each having a hole in the center wherein to receive the rod or bolt which projects upwardly from the base and upon which the rack turns.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- A0 ing witnesses.

OLIVE BLAKELEY.

Witnesses:

J. V. FONDA, M, G. FONDA. 

